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Think actor Jeff Bridges is really the Dude? In the way that John Wayne was, well, John Wayne, on-screen and off? You may be surprised to learn the star of The Big Lebowski, the Cohen brothers’ 1998 film in which Bridges created the quintessential do-nothing, laze-about Dude, isn’t like his most fam

Jan. 19, 2011 -- Men who are tired of being the butt of women’s jokes about "man flu" can now wave a piece of research from their sick beds that suggests the condition does exist. A study has shown that men who are under pressure at work are more likely to complain of sore throats, coughs, and sniff

Jan. 6, 2011 -- Driving a convertible with the top down may seem like fun, but people who go 55 miles per hour or faster may be increasing the risk of hearing loss over time, new research indicates. That’s due in part to the noise of the wind, but also to extreme noise “spikes” heard when passing lo

Are ejaculation problems an issue of mind over matter? Well, if a man and his partner don't mind how long it takes him to ejaculate, then it really doesn't matter. For example, Ian Kerner, PhD, a sex therapist and author of She Comes First, advises men to bring their partners to the brink of orgasm

Generally speaking, magazine articles about how to improve your sex life -- especially in marriage or a long-term relationship -- contain the same advice: candles, hot baths and soft music are often invoked. That may be because these “better sex” stories are a staple of women’s magazines. I don’t kn

Conventional wisdom tends to be more convention than wisdom, and the idea that women have a low libido while men’s sex drive is stuck in high gear is a perfect example. Truth be told, a lot of guys don’t find their engines running as hot as they might like. “It’s an interesting hidden problem,” says

If there were a roll call for the founding fathers of sex myths for men, a couple of no-brainers would surely make the list: porn legend John Holmes, whose yule-log-size penis still casts a shadow over anxiety-prone males. Ditto NBA-great Wilt Chamberlain, whose claim of having slept with 20,000 wom

Nov. 29, 2010 -- The so-called “love hormone” oxytocin may reinforce loving as well as not-so loving memories of mom for men, according to a new study. Researchers found the hormone amplified pre-existing memories of motherly love in adult men who took a dose of the hormone. For example, men who alr

What do guys read about most on WebMD? You guessed it: Sex. It’s the No. 1 topic among male readers. And the most popular story: 6 Sex Mistakes Men Make. It makes sense. If a man’s machinery “below the belt” is healthy, chances are the rest of his body is in good shape, too. Which brings us to the t

Oct. 27, 2010 -- Men with high urinary levels of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) may have lower sperm quality, which could affect their ability to conceive a child. The new study, which appears in Fertility and Sterility, is the first to link BPA levels to sperm quality in humans. Other